Holiday Retreat with Open Space Concept in New Zealand – Dixon House by Stapleton Elliott

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What comes into designers from design group Stapleton Elliott when first assigned to this weekend retreat house project in Martinborough, New Zealand should be connecting the architecture with its surroundings. The open space concept is created by employing massive glass windows and the division of the house into separate buildings.

Three zinc clad pavilions surround an enclosed courtyard: two pavilions at each end shelter the bedrooms and guest rooms, while the central part of the house contains entertainment facilities for the family to enjoy quality time together. The large sliding doors of the living and dining rooms can be opened to create an outside-inside living space and also ventilate the interiors.

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